Originally Posted by
Gnadenburg
So hardly gloomy? The USA is still experiencing an unabated pilot hiring tsunami!
I jump seated with UA yesterday and I was sure to remind the crew, that many Australians wish them well in their massive expansion across the Pacific. Since our own airlines, notably Qantas, have failed miserably in post-COVID recovery.
Yeah nope. Everyone slowing down or stopping at least over summer. United has had some kind of incident every day recently and now the FAA are even slowing down their roll (expansion plans). I think hiring will be levelling off til we see who Southwest buys and if the HAL/Alaska goes through, which may lead to some more consolidation and possibly some regional acquisitions.